Stanislaw vs Zbigniew
Stanislaw and Zbigniewcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1987, Stanislaw was ranked #642 and Zbigniew #551 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Stanislaw was ranked #590 and Zbigniew #4749 among boys in England and Wales.
Stanislaw and Zbigniew over time
Stanislaw and Zbigniew appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Zbigniew held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stanislaw in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Zbigniew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Stanislaw in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Stanislaw and Zbigniew changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1953 and 1987, ending at #642 and #551.
- Longest-running competitions
Stanislaw and Zbigniew were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1953 to 1987, ending at #642 and #551.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Stanislaw #151 in 1961, Zbigniew #139 in 1960.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1953–1987
Stanislaw held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Zbigniew in 30.
Highest recorded here: Stanislaw #151 in 1961, Zbigniew #139 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Stanislaw #642, Zbigniew #551.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Stanislaw | Zbigniew |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #502 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Stanislaw has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Zbigniew.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Stanislaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #318 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2024
Highest recorded position: #151 among boys in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1950–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #924 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Zbigniew
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #291 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1953–1993
Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1953–1993).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #641 among boys in Norway, in 1993.
Norway · Boys